Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Dietitian to join the Adult Dietetic department at Newcastle Hospitals. You will work in a supportive team based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and have the opportunity to assess, plan and implement care in a range of clinical areas. This will include general medicine, older people's medicine, surgery and general outpatients. Newcastle Hospitals is a leading provider of multiple Regional Specialisms including cystic fibrosis, allergy, oesophagogastric sugery, Gastroenterology and critical care, meaning there is also opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills through dedicated training in these specialist areas.
- Interview date: 25 March 2025
- 37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
We offer ongoing training with the opportunity to experience dietetics in a wide range of different specialist areas. The department also provides A, B and C placements for dietetic students. The Trust places significant value on its dietetic services in the provision of first-class patient care, and the dietetic service enjoys a high profile with excellent multidisciplinary involvement.
The post holder will be required to:
- Deliver a high quality dietetic service to patients in the acute and outpatient settings
- Act as a source of expertise in nutrition support (Oral and Enteral feeding)
- Deliver education and training to other hospital staff and to patient groups
- Participate in team and multi-disciplinary audit and research
You should be enthusiastic and self-motivated and will:
- Have a broad knowledge of general dietetics and evidence of continuous professional development
- Be able to present and communicate
- Have basic keyboard skills
- Be flexible, able to prioritise work and meet deadline
About us
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospital
o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
o Newcastle Dental Hospital
o Newcastle Fertility Centre
o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
o Northern Genetics Service
o Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service to patients in acute hospitals/clinics
- Provide dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting.
- Act as a source of expertise in nutrition support and dietetics to patients, consultant medical staff, other health care professionals, carers and relatives.
- Deliver education and training to other hospital staff and to patient groups.
- Participate in team and multi-disciplinary audit and research.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service to patients in acute hospitals/clinics
- Provide dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting.
- Act as a source of expertise in nutrition support and dietetics to patients, consultant medical staff, other health care professionals, carers and relatives.
- Deliver education and training to other hospital staff and to patient groups.
- Participate in team and multi-disciplinary audit and research.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Health and Care Professions Council registered Dietitian
- Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Post-graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Car driver with clean license if relevant to role
Desirable
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Broad general knowledge of basic clinical dietetics with insight into specialist areas
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Evidence of developing knowledge in order to provide cover for specialist dietitians without supervision
- Understands professional standards and Code of Conduct as set out by the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisory skills training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Keyboard skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Health and Care Professions Council registered Dietitian
- Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Post-graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Car driver with clean license if relevant to role
Desirable
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Broad general knowledge of basic clinical dietetics with insight into specialist areas
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Evidence of developing knowledge in order to provide cover for specialist dietitians without supervision
- Understands professional standards and Code of Conduct as set out by the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisory skills training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Keyboard skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
